Full-Time Youth Program Director

About St. Nicks Alliance

St. Nicks Alliance (SNA) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian community-based organization founded in 1975 with the mission to transform lives of low- and moderate-income people through employment, education, housing, and health care. We deliver impactful services with measurable outcomes to children, youth, adults, and the elderly. As a civic anchor, we carry out this mission within the context of building a sustainable community for all people through the arts, environmental advocacy, and urban planning.

About Youth and Education

Established in 1994, St Nicks Alliance’s Youth and Education serves more than 6,000 North Brooklyn youth each year. Through a wide-range of programs, children and youth are empowered to successfully advance through the stages of education and into young adulthood with the core competencies to thrive. In partnership with schools, families and community, St. Nicks Alliance’s holistic approach to transformation combines youth development, academic enrichment, health and wellness, arts learning and post-secondary readiness. St. Nicks Alliance’s School Success Model introduces transformational practices to our afterschool centers with the goal of fostering long-term school success through literacy immersion, socioemotional and behavioral supports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Hire, train, and supervise qualified and highly competent group leaders and part-time Assistant directors.
• Oversee enrollment, space allocation and space use permits, as well as meals request for school year, summer camp and Holiday Camp programming
• Provide training and support to staff in classroom/behavior management strategies that align with day school culture
• Supervise Assistant Director with supporting staff with lesson planning and implementation for core program components following the thematic curriculum
• Provide ongoing observation, coaching and feedback to staff, three times a year for a Part-Time Assistant Director, Part-Time Group Leaders, Teaching Artists, and Interns
• Maintain written guidances/documentation for incidents/occurrences with staff
• Develop and maintain partnerships and communication with school leadership and staff to support the effective integration of in-school and after-school goals
• Coordinate/schedule/attend monthly leadership meetings with Principal/Assistant Principal and program stakeholders including School Safety, Attendance, SLT meetings
• Build and maintain strong, positive relationships with parents, school faculty and other community resources in order to enrich the experiences for students and their families in the program by creating an effective system of communication for sharing program updates and student progress
• Serve as the liaison between the CBO and school
• Conduct parent orientation sessions in the Fall, Spring and summer
• Implement division wide thematic curriculum for Literacy, STEM, SEL, and physical fitness
• Work closely with the Associate Director of Education to provide on-going support to staff in curricula implementation and facilitation Youth & Education School Success Model
• Development of an enriching theme-based summer camp with the goal of stemming summer learning loss and providing opportunities for growth and hands-on learning through literacy, STEM, SEL and Arts Enrichment
• Support short and long term division-wide implementation of program planning and outcomes tracking; specifically, seek ways to improve school attendance, school attachment, academic self-efficacy, employment self-efficacy, skills for success (social-emotional skills), literacy, and lifelong learning
• Develop an enriching program schedule that reflects 15 hours a week of activities for afterschool program
• Work with school leadership to support day time events.
• Support organization wide fund raising events and activities
• Have the ability to adhere to a changing environment as needed
• Supervise funder online system and administrative mandates to ensure 100% compliance with DYCD
• Meet deadlines for all administrative tasks
• Track enrollment, attendance, and data entry to ensure program is on track to meet programmatic mandates and benchmarks
• Ensure monthly reports are submitted by deadline
• Attend all Division Leadership Meetings
• Ensure that program binders are updated on a monthly basis and meet policy requirements
• Oversee monthly staff binder audits
• Schedule and facilitate parent events for the school year.
• Complete at least 15 hours of training annually
• Submit subcontractors sign-in sheets on a monthly basis
• Respond to DOH correspondence and correct violations if received
• Adhere to internal Division Deadlines
• Submit vacation requests 2 weeks before requested time off and sick time requests within two business days of time off
• Oversee compliance with DOE/DOHMH School Age Child Care (SACC) and Summer Camp rules and regulations pertaining to staff hiring and clearances, trainings, safety, and related items and be listed as Site Director on SACC license
• Any other tasks as identified by your Supervisor as they relate to your responsibilities
• At least 5 years prior experience in youth development and education
• Deep understanding of and joy working with children or middle school youth
• Bachelor’s degree in related field with 18 credits in education or related major
• Excellent Problem Solving, Teamwork, Communication, and Leadership skills
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus
• At least 5 years prior experience in youth development and education
• Deep understanding of and joy working with children or middle school youth
• Bachelor’s degree in related field with 18 credits in education or related major
• Excellent Problem Solving, Teamwork, Communication, and Leadership skills

How to apply

Please submit a resume and tailored cover letter to [email protected] with “Program Director” in the subject line.

Visit stnicksalliance.org

St. Nicks Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Pay: $66,300.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person